2nd Trimester Here I Go! :D

Today, May 6, 2013, is the beginning of my 2nd trimester as I'm on my 13 weeks. As I've read this trimester is usually when women will feel their best as they grow out of the early signs of pregnancy and start to have more energy that's why this trimester is also called the "honeymoon of pregnancy" and many other annoying symptoms, like food aversions and needing to pee so often will likely lessen, if not totally subside.

The placenta takes over producing hormones. Added, the risk of miscarriage is greatly reduced at this stage. It's possible to learn the sex of the baby within this trimester.

Thanks be to God that I'm already more than a third of the way through my pregnancy! :)


Baby Stage Development:

Photo courtesy of Babycenter

Child length: approximately 3.2 - 4.3 Inches (about the size of a lime)

Child weight: approximately 1.7 oz

At this stage: The palate closes. Ears move to the sides of the head. Fingerprints have formed on the baby's tiny fingertips. The baby's intestines are moving outside his body to inside his belly.

At this stage, the baby's body is starting to catch up with that oversized head, which makes up just a third of this or her body size now. Vocal chords are beginning to form and he's developing some serious reflexes in there, kicking, and jerking his arms around and he'll actually squirm if you prod your abdomen.

If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. The baby is also starting to form urine and discharge it into the amniotic fluid.

Data Source: Babycenter, Bounty, I'm Expecting, Baby Bump, Pregnancy Assistant and Pregnancy Guide